Rahul Gandhi's recent statement has sparked a new debate in Bihar politics. Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had recently said that BJP comes to power by stealing votes. Two senior ministers of Bihar have strongly retaliated to this statement.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary also strongly attacked Rahul Gandhi's statement. He said that there is no issue of SIR (Samvidhan, Insaaf, Rojgar) in Bihar. “The people of Bihar have seen from this land how their grandmother (Indira Gandhi) crushed democracy. The people of Bihar know that the Congress party is anti-democracy.

Ashok Chaudhary's sarcasm

Bihar government minister Ashok Chaudhary completely rejected Rahul Gandhi's allegations and said, how is this vote theft? If our government was formed everywhere, then it would not have been called vote theft. An impression is being created that BJP forms the government not by the votes of the people, but by stealing votes. Whereas the reality is that your own ground has slipped. He further said that the public supported the Congress for a long time, but the Congress failed to maintain its vote bank. “Now nothing will happen by blaming others.

Politics heated up in election year

Political rhetoric has intensified as the 2025 assembly elections approach. The retort of NDA leaders to Rahul Gandhi's statements clearly indicates that the election narrative in Bihar can be centered on development and stability versus the old record of the Congress by the BJP and JDU alliance.

Debate on trust in public and democracy
NDA leaders claim that the people of Bihar have consistently given them mandate, while Congress is making baseless allegations to hide its failure. At the same time, Congress is accusing BJP of anti-democratic activities through the statements of Rahul Gandhi. Now it will be interesting to see in which direction this war of words turns the election atmosphere.